Tanzania: Organic farmers are working to improve market access
In Lukobe village on the outskirts of Morogoro town in eastern Tanzania, 61-year-old Mercy Meena recalls the frustration of her […]
Malawi: Eco-friendly kilns help fish curers cut losses (SciDev.net)
Closing his eyes as smoke from fish-smoking kilns fills the air, Issah Amin pokes firewood into one of seven ovens […]
Tanzania: Farmers dry maize carefully to reduce post-harvest losses
This story was published in 2019 It’s late afternoon and the weather is a bit cold. Franael Martine is wearing […]
Nigeria: Farmers dry tomatoes to reduce post-harvest losses
This story was published in 2020 It’s almost eight o’clock on a sunny Monday morning and the temperature is 42 […]
Mali: Women adopt mechanized rice harvesting and drying to reduce post-harvest losses
This story was published in 2023 Molodo is a village in central Mali, some 150 km from Ségou. The village […]
Uganda: Coffee farmer boosts income with good practices learned on radio
Daniel Wandega and other Ugandan coffee farmers have improved their post-harvest practices and boosted their incomes by tuning in to […]
Zimbabwe: Amid power cuts, food preservation made easy by grannies (IPS)
Amid crippling electricity cuts, refrigerators are silent. And so township grannies in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, rely on their smarts and traditional […]
DRC: Women in Bukavu save time by using a mill to crush cassava leaves
It’s an early Saturday morning in March. In the Kasali district of Bukavu, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, it’s […]
Kenya: Traditional crops boost hopes for climate resilience (Trust)
Climate change is posing a threat to traditional crops in Kenya, where the staple crop—maize—is not as drought-tolerant as millet. […]
Mali: Women adopt mechanized rice harvesting and drying to reduce post-harvest losses
Molodo is a village in central Mali, some 150 km from Ségou. The village is known for rice production. Today, […]